Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patient with mild and moderate CTS confirmed by the presence of one or more of the following standard electrophysiological criteria: 1- prolonged distal motor latency (DML) (abnormal =4.2 ms) of Median nerve and 2- prolonged antidromic distal sensory latency (DSL) to the third digit (abnormal >3.6 ms; age between 20 to 65 years old. Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy; Severe degree CTS; Background metabolic diseases such as: diabetes mellitus; hypothyroidism; rheumatoid arthritis; Previous history of corticosteroid injection in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Severe atrophy of tenar muscles; cervical radiculopathy or significant polyneuropathy; Unwillingness to participate in the present study; patient younger than 20 or older than 65 years old. G6PD
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: 0, 10 weeks, 6 months. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale, that is from 0-10 and zero (0) means that you did not have any pain and ten (10) means that you had the worst pain imaginable.;Functional Status. Timepoint: 0, 10 weeks, 6 months. Method of measurement: Bostone/levine Functional Status Scale Questionnare.;Symptome Severity (pain and paresthesia). Timepoint: 0,10 weeks, 6 months. Method of measurement: Bostone/levine Symptome Severity Scale Questionnare.;Distal Sensory Peak Latency (SNAP) of median nerve. Timepoint: 0,10 weeks, 6 months. Method of measurement: EDX Indexes.;Distal Motor Onset Latency (CMAP) of median nerve. Timepoint: 0,10 weeks, 6 months. Method of measurement: EDX indexes. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Modarres hospital